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CARISSA MOORE WINS AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Current World Champ Carissa Moore won the Australian Open of Surfing (the first significant womens event of the year) last week in Manly Beach. Riding her board shaped by Matt Biolos she defeated fellow Hawaiian surfer Alessa Quizon in the final with “The Turn” – a frontside layback blowtail that had heads shaking. Great way for the defending champ to start the year – Congrats Carissa!

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“The Turn”. Photo: Peter King

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The champs with their hardware. Photo: ASPWORLDTOUR.COM

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Carissa nailed a lot of sections to take the win. Photo: ASPWORLDTOUR.COM

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Malia Manuel on rail down unda. Photo: ASPWORLDTOUR.COM

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Evan Geiselman snapping while being watched by a guy in speedos. Photo: ASPWORLDTOUR.COM

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Australian Jake Sylvester. We would have given him $200 in photo incentive but he decided to cover up the …Lost logo. Photo: ASPWORLDTOUR.COM

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It wasn’t all fins free action for Carissa. Photo: ASPWORLDTOUR.COM

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Hawaiians always snap. Photo: ASPWORLDTOUR.COM

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Happy camper. Photo: ASPWORLDTOUR.COM

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Another angle of “The Turn”. Photo: ASPWORLDTOUR.COM